Civil War series, Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, circa 1860-1896

Collector:

Warshaw, Isadore d. 1969

Subject:

Grand Army of the Republic

Physical description:

1.6 cubic feet (5 boxes)

Type:

Loan documents

Receipts

Discharge papers

Poems

Songs

Ribbons

Badges

Correspondence

Pamphlets

Books

Photographs

Advertising cards

Cartoons (humorous images)

Cartes-de-visite

Currency

Trade cards

Date:

1860

1896

circa 1860-1896

19th century

1850-1900

Summary:

A wide variety of documents related to the Civil War and its aftermath, including: bond and loan documents, receipts, camp vouchers, Confederate currency, personal correspondence, discharge papers, papers relating to recruitment, casualties, and pensions; material relating to the Grand Army of the Republic; also advertising cards, ribbons, badges; pamphlets and books; songs and poems; printed images, including political cartoons; photographs of men in uniform, especially cartes-de-visite.

Afro-Americana (series), circa 1754-1963

Collector:

Warshaw, Isadore d. 1969

Physical description:

4 boxes

Culture:

African Americans

Type:

Advertising

Place:

United States

Date:

1754

1963

circa 1754-1963

Civil War, 1861-1865

Summary:

Primarily information related to significant events in the history of African Americans in the U.S., including slavery, abolition, colonization, Reconstruction, Civil War, and the Civil Rights movement. Minimal advertisements.

Cite as:

Afro-Americana series, Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, ca. 1790-1945, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Primarily trade catalogs, printed advertisements, correspondence on letterhead stationery, price lists, bills, receipts, addresses, envelopes, advertising cards, reports, manuals, memorandum books, fair tickets, lithographs, photographs, almanacs, etc., from manufacturers and distributors of farming machinery and implements. Many agricultural tools and products are represented. Also includes material from agricultural societies, such as the American Agricultural Association and the Livestock Society of America, and from experiment stations, along with general publications and periodicals.

Soap series, Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, 1838-1953

Collector:

Warshaw, Isadore d. 1969

Physical description:

3 cubic feet (9 boxes)

Type:

Advertising cards

Customs records

Patents

Photographs

Date:

1838

1838-1953

Summary:

Miscellaneous business ephemera and advertising material related to soap, from the period ca.1838-1953. Includes substantial material from larger soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble, Lever Brothers, and Colgate. Also, patents, trademarks, general correspondence, material on soap machinery, soap recipes, soap premiums, photographs of soap bars and wrappers, bills and receipts, and a checkerboard advertising lye products. Since many soap manufacturers also made candles, candles and related products are found in this series: e.g., baking powder, baking soda, yeast, polish, leather preservatives, grease neets foot oil, hides, tallow, wool skins, etc.; also products associated with the laundry, including starch, bluing, washing powders, and washing fluids. Images on advertising cards often depict ethnic groups in stereotypical fashion. Materials are organized alphabetically by name of manufacturer or distributor. Some general materials are arranged by type, including official documents, patents, trademarks, recipes, photographs, and import/export documents. A listing of the major brand names is also included, along with the respective manufacturers.

Honeywell Calendar 1955 [illustrated calendar]

Advertiser:

Honeywell

Physical description:

Ink on paper

1 item

Culture:

Indians of North America

Type:

Calendars

Cartoons (humorous images)

Date:

1955

Summary:

Honeywell Calender, 1955. Scan number above is for month of April: calendar page with cartoon of "Pottawattamie Ceramics Corp." making ceramics. Caption: "Looks like the Chief is Still Experimenting with his Automatic Factory Idea."

Honeywell Calendar 1956 [illustrated calendar], 1956

Advertiser:

Honeywell

Physical description:

Ink on paper

1 item

Culture:

Italians

Type:

Calendars

Cartoons (humorous images)

Date:

1956

Summary:

Above scan is for month of April with illustration: man holding onto pipe with various country symbols around him. Two other men bang on the man's pipe and berate him. Caption: "Tap that one again, Marconi--Skinhead's listening now!"